"A month into this, we're already at ($6 million) and we've got a lot of momentum and more gifts to come," said Harlan, who announced plans for the USF Football Center in early November.

"This ($1 million) gift, it was really neat because these were relatively new folks to us; they've chosen to remain anonymous for now. Non-alums, but moved to Tampa and the region and just fell in love with the Bulls."

Because Harlan previously has said the center could be constructed in phases, USF conceivably could be another several million from breaking ground, with an indoor-practice facility clearly the top priority.

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